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DfE is being urged to respond to the Care Review before the end of the year. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 28 October 2022

Lords push government to publish Care Review implementation plan

Early years experts have welcomed the debate. Picture: Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock

News 28 October 2022

Relaxation of childcare ratios to be debated in parliament

Robert Halfon is chair of the education select committee. Picture: Parliament UK

News 27 October 2022

Robert Halfon and Nick Gibb return to DfE

The programme is designed to help disadvantaged children catch up. Picture: AdobeStock/Monkey Business

News 27 October 2022

Teacher-led tutoring favoured by schools, Ofsted finds

A new cabinet position should be created, sector leaders say. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 27 October 2022

Sunak urged to appoint cabinet minister for children

Manchester City Council is the latest to pass a motion recognising care experience as a protected characteristic. Picture: AdobeStock

News 27 October 2022

Manchester launches legacy fund for youth services

The grant will go towards supporting employment opportunities for young people from the GRT communities. Picture: Youth Futures Foundation

News 27 October 2022

Funding to improve employment support for GRT young people

News 27 October 2022

In the latest edition of CYP Now: Child-friendly town planning, cost-of-living support, youth offending special

One grandmother says she is struggling to afford food. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 October 2022

Charity demands urgent cost-of-living support for kinship carers

Care charity Become is calling for a care system which provides a smoother transition into adulthood for care-leavers. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 26 October 2022

National Care Leavers Week: Increase support for children leaving care, campaigners urge

London's Tower Hamlets has the highest rates of child food poverty, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 26 October 2022

Report lays out ‘heart-breaking’ extent of child food poverty in London

Campaigners have called for the safeguarding report to be published. Picture: Smolaw11/Adobe Stock

News 26 October 2022

Criticism as ICO backs government refusal to publish safeguarding review

Wilsic Hall, near Doncaster, is one of three settings included in the investigation. Picture: Google Maps

News 26 October 2022

Review finds ‘serious abuse and neglect’ at three residential children’s homes

Experts warned MPs that early years recruitment has become increasingly difficult. Picture: Kraken Images/Adobe Stock

News 25 October 2022

Childcare experts urge MPs to address recruitment crisis

Inequalities were found to be a key barrier in access to mental health services by the CQC. Picture: Prostock-studio/Adobe Stock

News 25 October 2022

CQC highlights concerns over young people’s mental health services